Harold Swash Coaching Principles

As well as drawing upon experiences from a lifetime in golf a major influence in Harold’s coaching is his experience as a production engineer. Indeed it is his ability to see and realise compound angles and physical laws and principals through the application of physical laws and principles that Harold first theorised on what the required mechanics of putting should be.

Harold’s coaching is therefore based upon scientific principles that will enable the pupil to develop a putting stroke that is less reliant on hand eye co-ordination and feel, and one that by using the bigger muscles is more easily repeatable and stands up to the pressure more ideally.

Harold has 4 fundamentals that represent the corner stone of his teaching.

Fundamental No1      
The blade of the putter needs to be square to the target at both the address and strike position.

Fundamental No2
The blade of the putter needs to be square to the path of the stroke through the hitting area.

Fundamental No3
The putter blade needs to have a slight up stroke through the hitting area.

Fundamental No4
The putter blade needs to have a smooth acceleration through the hitting area.

True Roll- The guiding principle
The guiding principle that governs Harold’s coaching and blends together his four fundamentals is the need to develop a true roll on the ball.  The quicker a ball starts to roll after impact the better chance it has of staying on its intended line with its intended pace.

It is the underlying principle that directs Harold’s coaching. Harold’s views on the mechanics of the stroke such as the stance, posture, stroke plane and the grip just to name just a few are all geared to helping you achieve this basic principle.
In the same way that a full swing coach aspires to improve your swing mechanics to help you achieve the desired trajectory and spin rate on any given shot. The rationale for any change at Harold Swash’s Putting School of Excellence is the end product…a truer roll.